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סיכול הברחת אמצעי לחימה בגבול מצרים באמצעות רחפן

IDF helicopters intercept drones along Egypt border; residents warn of rising threat

An IDF attack helicopter pilot intercepted two drones that crossed into Israel from Egypt within minutes; a control officer said the mission is to detect and thwart drone intrusions, but southern communities warn smuggling by drones is intensifying, saying 'there’s no end in sight'

Ilana Curiel | 12.27.25

Drones, data and detectives: the high-tech transformation of police work

Drones are replacing patrol cars, AI is assisting detectives and smart cameras are spotting weapons as police forces worldwide adopt battlefield-born technologies while US investors pour billions into a once-taboo market

Israel Wullman | 12.23.25

‘I eliminated Hamas second-in-command Raad Saad and went to eat a hamburger,’ drone operator says

An Israeli Air Force drone operator recounts how a routine shift turned into a rapid mission to kill Raad Saad, head of operations in Hamas’ military wing, followed hours later by a return to everyday life in Tel Aviv

Yoav Zitun | 12.14.25

כטב"ם תקיפה מתאבד מדגם LUCAS או FLM 136 של צבא ארה"ב סנטקום הודיע כי הציב לראשונה במזרח התיכון

US deploys first suicide-drone fleet, reportedly reverse-engineered from captured Iranian models

CENTCOM said the task force was established four months after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered an accelerated drive to field affordable drones as part of the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance initiative

ynet | 12.03.25

תיעוד מתקיפת מכליות הנפט הרוסיות סמוך לטורקיה

Dramatic footage: Turkey shows Ukraine’s ‘Sea Baby’ drones hitting Russian shadow fleet tankers

Two tankers tied to Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’ were hit in the Black Sea near Turkey and set ablaze, footage from Ukraine’s ‘Sea Baby’ sea drones shows. Meanwhile an overnight Russian barrage struck Kyiv, killing 3 and leaving 600,000 without power

ynet correspondents | 11.29.25

מערכת "אור איתן" (במציאות הקרן אינה נראית, וצבועה לצורך המחשה בלבד)

Iron Beam laser system is about to rewrite air defense, crushing drones and rockets for pennies

Within weeks, Israel will field its first operational high-powered laser batteries, adding a cheap, rapid answer to drones, UAVs and rockets; developed in deep secrecy at Rafael, Iron Beam promises to transform air defense and slash interception costs

Tal Shahaf | 11.28.25

הגדר החכמה לא יכלה לרחפני נפץ פשוטים. רחפנים מופעלים בידי כוח צבאי

Israel’s Elsight selected for Pentagon drone warfare project

Or Yehuda–based firm is one of six chosen by the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit to advance in Project G.I., a program focused on fielding autonomous systems for small units in communication-denied combat zones

Ilan Levinsohn | 11.25.25

Hezbollah-linked suspect on trial in Germany over covert drone procurement network

Lebanese man accused of buying €1.4M in drone parts for Hezbollah’s UAV program; prosecutors say components he sourced used in attacks on Israel, including a drone that struck a senior home in Herzliya on Yom Kippur 2024

ynet | 11.19.25

Israeli firm XTEND, whose drones reportedly killed Sinwar, wins major US defense deal

Israeli firm XTEND develops AI-driven drone systems used by the IDF and allied forces; its modular, human-guided swarms perform precision strikes and reconnaissance, merging artificial intelligence with real-world battlefield experience

Tal Shahaf | 11.12.25

Israel declares closed military zone along Egypt border to combat drone smuggling

Order followed an emergency meeting on the threat, and came after Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir instructed creation of a special unit to deal with smuggling by drones from Egypt

Yoav Zitun | 11.06.25

רחפן שמיועד לצבא אוקראינה במפעל של Fire Point

How a Ukrainian casting agency became a drone powerhouse striking deep inside Russia

Once a film casting agency, Ukraine’s Fire Point reinvented itself to produce drones responsible for 60% of attacks deep inside Russia; But allegations of corruption and favoritism now shadow its meteoric rise

News Agencies | 10.27.25

Drone smuggling at Egypt border tests Israel’s sovereignty

Drones, arms smuggling and Bedouin cartels have turned Israel’s border with Egypt into a gray zone where internal and external security collide

Tira El Cohen | 10.25.25

Hezbollah rebuilds for next war with Israel: inside the new missiles and killer drones

After suffering heavy losses since joining the war against Israel in 2023, Hezbollah is rebuilding — almost unhindered; These are the missiles, drones, rockets, and tactics it plans to use to challenge the Jewish state in the next round

Nitsan Saddan‏ | 10.18.25

Drones smuggling heavy weapons into Israel from Egypt 'with impunity,' officials sound alarm

'This is becoming an existential threat,' warns MK Zvi Succot as lawmakers review surge in weapons smuggling from Egypt; one resident reports 550 drone runs in three days: 'I sit on my porch and drones pass overhead. One day, they’ll drop a bomb on a kindergarten'

Ilana Curiel | 10.16.25

Four drones from Yemen downed over Eilat as Israel marks October 7 massacre anniversary

On the third October 7, since the war began, Israel faced attacks on multiple fronts: drones from Yemen, rockets from Gaza, and Hezbollah terrorists struck in Lebanon

ynet correspondents | 10.07.25

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